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On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29, 1846, Bishop Kenrick, then Bishop of Philadelphia, issued a pastoral letter announcing his determination to build a cathedral. Philadelphia had two cathedrals before Saints Peter and Paul. The first Catholic church in Philadelphia was Saint Joseph's, which was built in 1733.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Roman Catholic) 39°57′26″N 75°10′08″W / 39.957286°N 75.168939°W / 39.957286; -75.168939 ( Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Philadelphia
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul: 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway St. John the Evangelist Church: 21 South 13th Street Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church and School: 915 Vine Street HABS PA-1513: Church of the Gesú 1733 West Girard Avenue Immaculate Conception Church: 1020 North Front Street
In 1864, the current cathedral, the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Logan Circle, was named the diocesan cathedral and St. John's again became an ordinary parish. During St. John's time as cathedral, Philadelphia had 170,000 Catholics.
Basilica of St Peter and St Paul, Kruszwica, Poland; see List of Catholic basilicas; Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Peter and Paul; the formal name of Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Paramaribo, Suriname; Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Lewiston, Maine), USA; Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, USA ...
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. As of 2024, Nelson J. Pérez is the archbishop of Philadelphia. [ 2 ]
The new cemetery was to be about 8 miles to the northeast, in the Franklinville neighborhood of Philadelphia and named New Cathedral. It opened on Sunday, August 30, 1868. [3] The funds raised by the sale of burial lots were used for the construction of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The diocese eventually opened 12 cemeteries ...
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